Zinfandel is part of California's history, introduced during the Gold Rush, and it's foundational to ours too. We've harvested Zinfandel since 2002. We love older expressions of California Zinfandel: lighter styles with vibrant acidity, before the grape became overly ripe and high in alcohol. This wine returns Zinfandel to its roots as a table wine. Unlike our other Zinfandel, Vine Starr, Wirth is a more concentrated expression from heritage vines, organically farmed in Solano County Green Valley just east of Napa. These older, lower-yielding vines give the wine more depth and structure. We destemmed the grapes with a little whole cluster mixed in, gave it twice-daily pumpovers, and aged it in neutral oak barriques for eleven months.
FUN FACT: The Wirth Zinfandel vines are over 75 years old, planted in 1948. They are dry farmed and thrive in iron rich soil.
